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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
OK. So I've got a lot of scanned documents.
5 years of scanning documents and articles has created a huge problem. Storage space is cheap so I want to keep them all.
Not only that but I want to keep a copy on my workstation, server and home computer. When I Create, Rename, Update or Delete (CRUD) a document I want the change replicated across all three computers without any manual intervention.
Up until now I had been using a tool called SyncBack to perform synchronisation occasionally. This tool is great and it could run over terminal service session for attached local drive but was cumbersome and often left duplicates after rename and move operations.
Microsoft to the rescue.
Part of the Live set of applications is an application callled LiveSync. It has to be installed on each computer.
It is fantastic. Any CRUD operation is replicated across all three computers. No duplicate files. It uses secure FileEncryption for transport across the network.
Now There is no requirement to perform any manual syncronisation. Files changed on the workstation while I'm at work are also changed on the home computer so I can continue working on them at home. Then when I get back to work the next day I continue working on them.
Sweet as a synchro mesh gearbox.
Anton